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The Economic Policy Committee of Bulgaria's National Assembly approved amendments to the Insurance Code introducing seasonal third-party liability policies for motorcycles, campers and certain other vehicles. The policies may be valid for less than a year but no less than one month. Shortened policies apply to vehicles not used year-round, including those with temporary or transit registration, slow-moving and self-propelled machines. The change follows protests by motorcyclists against rising mandatory insurance costs and insurers' refusal to offer policies shorter than 12 months. A final vote in the plenary is pending.

On 10 and 11 October, the Camping & Caravaning Expo will take place at the Rowing Base in Plovdiv. Around 40 exhibitors from Bulgaria and Romania will present campers, caravans, tents, boats and equipment. Free entry.

A parliamentary committee approved amendments obliging insurers to offer third-party liability policies for terms from 30 days for motorcycles, campers and other vehicles.

Bulgarian National Television (BNT) aired a segment on unregulated camping on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. The programme examines whether the issue of informal motorhome parking will be resolved. The broadcast also covered waste separation and other topics.

Two people were injured in a collision between two cars and a camper near Vladaya. According to police, the accident occurred around 9:30 when one car lost control on a bend, hit the camper, and then collided with another car. Two foreign nationals travelling in the latter vehicle were taken to hospital for examination; their condition has not been disclosed. Traffic at the 279th kilometre of the Sofia–Pernik road (I-1) towards Sofia is temporarily restricted, with a detour through the village of Vladaya and traffic controlled by road police.

The civic association Kantara-2010 told a temporary environmental committee at Varna Municipal Council that about 60 caravans and campers remain on the Varna municipality side of the Pasha Dere area, while removal actions have begun on the Avren municipality side. According to coordinator Katya Kircheva, after the regional governor's order, police, forestry, fire and regional administration representatives visited the Avren side, explained required actions to owners, and caravans began leaving. An interagency inspection in August found more than 50 caravans, canopies, tents and cars in the forest fund above the Pasha Dere beach, and seven caravans in forest territory plus one more at Liman on the Avren side. Kantara-2010 plans to seek support at the ministerial level and, if unsuccessful, to raise the issue with European institutions.